{"id":140448,"date":"2016-12-12T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/140448\/man-beaten-by-community-after-alleged-robbery\/"},"modified":"2016-12-12T13:14:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T11:14:41","slug":"man-beaten-by-community-after-alleged-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/12\/12\/man-beaten-by-community-after-alleged-robbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Man beaten by community after alleged robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A team from the Katlehong South Police Station arrested eight suspects in the area last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The team, made up of members of the Crime Prevention Unit and detectives, hunted for several criminals wanted on different charges.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Among the suspects was a 29-year-old man, who was arrested in the Thusong informal settlement for housebreaking with the intent to steal.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that the man was caught by the community while still inside the house he allegedly planned to rob.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The accused was savagely assaulted by the mob before the police arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to hospital under police guard.<\/p>\n<p>Other charges included common assault, driving under the influence of alcohol, drinking liquor in public, business robbery, theft and possession of drugs, including, dagga and nyaope.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects appeared in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court where their cases were postponed for a number of different reasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/139360\/man-nabbed-for-salon-theft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salon\u2019s livelihood cut short after theft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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